Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-14
Ephemeral Public Applause No Com
pensation for the Guardian
Home Love.
Costumes OF the Present Adapted to
the Improved Physique Of Amer
lean Women.
Promised Recipes for the Use of House,
keepers-Notes Practical on Food
and Fashions.

fitted for self-dependencc, but that spirit
which inspires the girl to equip herself
fer life in earnest is very different from u
desire to win public applause in the
worlds amphitheater. What father look
ing on his daughter in the first blush OF
maidenhood, whatever be her talents and
requirements, would wish to see her sub
| iected TO the critical gaze of curious
public. and when he takes up his morning
paper fad the name of his Pet in staring
headlines, and column devoted 10 re-
view OF her appearance in public? There
| have always been some yOnng
girls who have craved stage
notoriety, but the mama has
grown until there is scarcely one who at
some period has not dreams of possess
ing the talents of q Siddons or Nelson.
The study of el0cution has done much to
| foster this fancy, and the school eXhIbi-
ton is not altogether blameless. That
daughter who has a comfortable home,
and who by her beauty and tender watch
fulness of a fathers wants, can in this
way more than repay the c9re bestowed
urnn her; While that father is able 20 pro-
vide for her such a home, ought not ever
10 he tempted by the glare and tinsel of
mimic life 10 leave the haven where sf
lection safely incloses her. The uncer-
tain flattery of tickle crowd, that is ever
seeking some new flvcrite, is q meager
substitute for the warm praise Of loving
hearts, and the glow of pride in affections
face; whatever talent the child
of such home may possess,
there, and there alone, is the
proper place for its display. American
fathers should give their daughters some
worthy object in life and prepare them
! for it as they DO their sons, thereby saving
! them from il!-assOrted marriagP, or &C.
centre, i'll advised missions. No doubt
the stage needs reform, but spare 10 the
American people the woman of the home;
no such reformation just!ties the sacrifice
| Of the home-loving, nOme-adOTning wife
and daughter, any more than 10 reform
the prodIg2l man bright, pure maiden
should be the Offering. This kind OF
missionary work will find its victims II
spite OF the best directed efforts, but let
no fslse logic lure or fauciful vagary be
guile that woman who sits queen in the
! home circle TO experiment in either
| sphere.
| In matters Of dress the woman of to-
| day il certainly practical, her close-htting
skirt, guItless of friIl and furhelow, I'M
mistakenly indicating that she seeks free
dom of cotton. All skirts, except for for
nal occasions, being without trains, and
| young girls do not wear them at all; the
evening dress is of such fashion as to
display to best advantage all the GOOD
! points of the figure, and bodice and neck
are extremely plain, unrelieved By lace or
tulle that the fair flesh may be without
rival; OF course, that flesh must be fair
indeed which can be so sharply defined.
Cloth is being used, in white and cream
colors, for evening dresses, and ladies'
cloth the fabric most sought after; these
dresses usually have fat pleats and
are trimmed with Bulgarian work or
with silver embroidery. Ball and even
ing dresses, when not wholly of lace,
have full trimmings of the same or OF en-
| broidered tulle. Lace toilets combine
reddish blonde over light heliOtrOpe,
black blonde over "rose de SAKE" old
pink, sulphur, light capucne, etc.
There is no special fashion in skirts.
They are arranged according 10 the mate
rails Of which they are composed. For
instance, 3 walking dress of striped
wooden goods hangs in long loose plaits,
while q cloth skirt is very narrow and
plan. Some toilets sre plated length
wise ard the drapery Is II enc piece with
the skirt. This drapery starts from the
SIDE, and is taken h the back, where it
falls in folds, and then TO the other side,
where i. is fastened under Cording or g
passementerie ornament.
HOUSE DRESS.
A noticeable house dress is of fine
striped wooden fabric. which compOses
81, 4 4
breadth of this goods is inserted on the
basqre, from the collar to the end; down
this, a. regular intervals, ale placed huge
round Cloth-covered buttons which per-
form no part in fastening the dress. The
drapery is II the form of q loose, and
very deep apron, the front breadth of
which is left plain TO correspond with
the piece on the basque to which
have alluded. On the SKIRT breadth
the line of large round buttons is con-
tinued, and finally reaches to within
short distance of the edge of the dress
skirt the basque is finished with wide
square revers of velvet which stretch
from the collar to the shoulder seams,
and ere continued so as to form the inner
half of the sleeve all the way down the
line between the velvet and the wooden
halves is marked by row of large Jet
beads; the underskirt is killed, and the
drapery is Topped so IS TO expose it on
both sides.
CHILD's DRESS.
A very pretty child's dress is made
from plain WOODEN material trimmed with
striped velvet, and the main material is
delicate new maroon tut whichis beepn- /
ing quite popular, not alone for chill aren's
dresses; the velvet is striped in the same
color, combined with green. The waisNI
is made with vest, cuffs and collar Oh
this material, while the skirt of the wooleh
stiff is killed. This dress is intended for
little girl about eighs.
DRAPERIES.
Most of the dTaperies upon winter cos
tunes are srranged to fall nearly if not
quite TO the foot of the skirt, leaving
the sides open, revealing countless novel
effects in panellng adornipgs. The front
breadths are still adjusted By means Of
extra deep pleats, which fall the entire
length of the tunic and fasJen to
the belt. All draperies over the
touraure are carried well TO the
back, and Topped and pleated into as full
and close compass as possible. The
drapery most popular falls straight on
one side, and is carried in and ont like al
lace jabot on up the otheE side,thSs grace
fnl draperg hsipss very frequently under
}Sced She width of eight or ten inches |
with satin or velvet OF darker shade or /
s contrasting color.
CoRSETs, ETC.
Corsets for day wear are high over the |
bust, very long wasted, and compare |
lively short on the hips. They nave many |
whalebones. Corsets for use under even
ing toilets are short front and back in |
consequence of their being worn under
low-necked waists. They are much more